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Because of smartphones, pocket TVs were never a thing. (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by BeatTakeshi to c/showerthoughts
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As a kid I imagined the future as being able to hold a TV in your pocket, and flying skateboards. For the latter I guess electric scooters will have to do

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[–] BeatTakeshi -5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I know it's semantics, but if your great-gramps would time travel to today, he would ask about your pocket TV, and you would reply nah, it's a smartphone

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

Which is actually not smartphone, but a general purpose computer with cell internet connection that can be used for many things, one of those is actually calling.

[–] RampantParanoia2365 1 points 6 months ago

Or, I would reply yes, totally. It's called a smart phone, and load up the literal television app called YouTube TV